Woman drinks two liters of soda — a day

This is an absolutely insane story about a woman who drinks two liters of diet soda a day. She has osteoporosis and the soda is a contributing factor. As a result, the doctors have told her she needs to stop, but she can’t.

She has a bonafide addiction.

Is there anything you could not give up, even if your life/health/well-being depended on it?

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Her addiction might be partly a chemical dependency. Not to make an excuse for her because that is just outrageous.

I used to think I couldn’t go without soda because I had a chemical dependency to it. If I didn’t drink soda I would get debilitating migraines, thankfully that is no longer an issue. I don’t think there is anything I couldn’t give up. There are plenty of things I would be very resistant about giving up and would complain alot about doing it.

OMG this used to be me.. i was so addicted to soda.. i used to keep a 2 liter by my bed.. It started off in my 20’s with mountain dew.. Then i started to gain weight and switched to diet.. I would just chug 2 liter bottles.. Within the past year i stopped.. I got off of soda/cola all together.. I only allow myself to order a soda when im eating out (which isnt that often).. I started drinking tons of water and lost about 3 pounds.. I know soda is terrible for you but since i dont drink coffee soda was my caffeine fix..

I don’t think I could give up my workouts. It’s my balance in life – mentally and physically. If I lost both my legs tomorrow, I would just make adaptations so I could continue to have fitness be a part of my life. Can’t think of any food/beverage item I wouldn’t be able to give up, although coffee and wine would be a challenge.

It would be very difficult for me to give up hot sauce. I love it on almost everything. I have a hot sauce rack with about 10 different bottles on it. I can go without it for a meal or two, especially if I know that the person who made the food would be insulted by my modifications of their food, but to stop indefinitely? That would be very tough.

Is there anything you could not give up, even if your life/health/well-being depended on it? – Fatherhood. Only 3 years in and I’m absolutely sure this is the only reason I was put on earth, to raise this beautiful little girl into a smart, responsible, happy, healthy woman.

Ummmm, guys? I might need an intervention. I’m just like the lady in the article. 2 liters of Diet Coke in a day is normal for me. Some days I drink twice that amount, about a gallon. I know it’s bad, and I know I drink more soda than other people, but I didn’t know it was an insane amount.

I’ve tried to stop and/or cut down. Drinking Diet Coke is almost like a soothing behavior. I prefer caffienated, but decaf does the trick too. I don’t get sick when I don’t have it around, but when I buy some more, it’s like an old friend that I’m really, really happy to see. And yes, I have been known to embrace a bottle of Diet Coke.

I worked with a woman who LOVED her Mountain Dew. She had a kidney removed and the doctor told her not to drink anymore soda. At work she had a bottle of Mountain Dew not two days after she returned. I reminded her that the doc said no soda. She rolled her eyes and replied,”Its not soda! Its Mountain Dew!”

I think my primary addiction is my cell phone, I have had one in one form or another for 20 years.

I have probably written this on this blog before, but diet soda is probably the main cause of all my gastrointestinal problems that now require a restricted diet. Chemicals and artificial sweeteners are most prevalent in diet soda and cutting them out has improved my health. I encourage others to do the same, a little real sugar once in a while is much better for you than artificial.
If I have a soda now, I go with Sprite and maybe a Cherry Coke if I am at Moe’s.

I used to be a pepsi addict and loved it. Knowing I had to taper off, I couldn’t just go to regular water. Regular water, while refreshing and healthy, tastes so bland when you remember the attachment to Pepsi in its heavenly cola taste. Needing fizz in my drink, I drink sparkling water regularly instead. Surprising myself I enjoy it a lot!

But I can relate to the reader who said that their diet coke gave them a soothing effect. I always had pepsi in tow everywhere I went. Now just a little treat of it here and there does it for me.

Soda is also a major contributor to diabetes. If your drinking that much (regular) soda on daily basis and cut only that out of your diet, you’re guaranteed to lose a good 10 pounds almost immediately. You’ll also lower your changes of losing your teeth. The US is one of the only counties that uses corn syrup instead of sugar in sode, making it significantly worse. That stuff cleans rust off metal, what do you think it’s doing to your insides.

What a timely post. Just yesterday I was told I needed to stop working out (not permanently,but for too long… any amount of time is too long for me). Not only is this a huge chunk of my job, it’s my number one stress reliever. It won’t be happening. I’ll just be toning it back a bit and doing non-impact things.

I saw something on t.v. and tried to give up coffee cold turkey in one day. Needless to say, it did not work. I have known people with soda addictions; it is not good. Stick with ginger ale if possible and limit your intake. It was hard for me to give up nose drops for about 25 years or more. One specific brand, Four Way Nasal Spray. Very, very hard. Now, I limit it to one bottle a year if needed. Recently, I found myself getting addicted to lip balm, and seemingly was a bit allergic to it. My lips also started to not produce its own …..whatever it is called. The best thing is, don’t start with bad habits that make you depend on them.

This is the number one reason why anything with artificial sweeteners and ingredients are unhealthy – they’re highly addictive. I actually did give up a lot of foods that I loved due to a health issue. I ended up losing a lot of weight just by doing so. I’m with those that said they could not give working out. It’s the main thing I look forward to every day after work. I’d never make it.